2012 BMW X5 XDRIVE 50I 3rd row

Front
Slide the cover back.
Rear
BMW X5
Unlock the center armrest with the button in the
lower section of the opening and fold down.
Press the button; the cover folds forward.
With 3rd row seats*: Fold down the center armrest. Press the button;
the cupholders are opened.
The
cupholders of the 3rd row seats are located
in the center console between the seats.
BMW X6 Slide the cover forward.
Folding down the rear seat backrest and
using the ski bag
Remove the beverage container before folding
the rear seat backrest forward or using the ski
bag; otherwise it may cause damage.

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Storage compartments in the
cargo area
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the fol‐
lowing storage compartments can be found in
the cargo area:
▷ Storage compartments behind the remova‐
ble side panels on the right and left in the
cargo

area* and under the cargo floor cover,
storage compartment* on the right in the
cargo area.
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Storage compartments

BMW X6
All dimensions given in inches/mm.
Smallest turning circle dia.: 42.0 ft/12.8 m
Height with roof rack*: 66.9 in/1,699 mm
With mixed tires* the vehicle width may exceed
the specified dimension.
Weights
BMW X5
X5 xDrive35i X5 xDrive50i X5 xDrive35d
Approved gross vehicle
weight lbs/kg 6,371/2,890 6,669/3,025 6,581/2,985
without 3rd row seats lbs/kg 6,052/2,745 6,327/2,870 6,261/2,840
Load lbs/kg 1,290/585 1,290/585 1,290/585 Seite 292
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BMW X5
X5 xDrive35i X5 xDrive50i X5 xDrive35d
without 3rd row seats lbs/kg 1,102/500 1,102/500 1,102/500
Approved front axle load lbs/kg 2,800/1,270 3,020/1,370 2,976/1,350
without 3rd row seats lbs/kg 2,800/1,270 3,020/1,370 2,976/1,350
Approved rear axle load lbs/kg 3,792/1,720 3,858/1,750 3,858/1,750
without 3rd row seats lbs/kg 3,439/1,560 3,549/1,610 3,483/1,580
Approved roof load capacity lbs/kg 220/100 220/100220/100
Trunk capacity cu ft/li‐
ter35.8-75.2/620-1,
750 35.8-75.2/620‐
1,75035.8-75.2/620-1,
750Never exceed either the approved axle loads or
the gross vehicle weight.

BMW X6
X6 xDrive35i X6 xDrive50i
Approved gross vehicle
weight lbs/kg
6,008/2,725 6,250/2,835
Load lbs/kg937/425937/425
Approved front axle load lbs/kg 2,822/1,280 3,042/1,380
Approved rear axle load lbs/kg 3,263/1,480 3,351/1,520
Approved roof load capacity lbs/kg 220/100220/100
Trunk capacity cu ft/li‐
ter25.6-59.7/570‐
1,45025.6-59.7/570-1,
450Never exceed either the approved axle loads or
the gross vehicle weight.
Capacities

BMW X5
Notes
Fuel tank US gal/liters Approx. 22.4/85 Fuel specifications, refer to
page 248
Including reserve of
X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive35d US gal/liters approx. 2.1/8 Seite 293
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Reference Mobility Communication Entertainment Navigation Driving tips Controls At a glance

Everything from A to Z
Index
0-9
3rd row seats 47
A
ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 96
ACC Active Cruise Con‐ trol 102
Access to 3rd row seats 47
Accident, refer to Emergency Request, initiating 280
Acoustic
signal, refer to Check
Control 76
Activated-charcoal filter 124
Active Cruise Control ACC 102
Active cruise control, indicator lamp 105
Active Cruise Control, radar sensor 106
Active Cruise Control, select‐ ing the distance 104
Active Cruise Control, warning lamps 105
Active seat 49
Active seat ventilation 49
Active steering 100
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 94
Adaptive Drive 99
Adaptive fixing system 137
Adaptive light control 82
Additional telephone 216
Additives, coolant 267
Additives, engine oil 266
After washing vehicle 286
Airbags 86
Airbags, indicator/warning light 88
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated air mode 122 Air distribution, auto‐
matic 120, 125
Air distribution, manual 121
Air drying, refer to Cooling function 122
Air flow rate 121
Air
flow rate, blower, refer to Air
volume 125
Airing, refer to Ventilation 123
Air pressure, refer to Tire infla‐ tion pressure 252
Air vents 119
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 123
AKI, refer to Fuel specifica‐ tions 248
Alarm system 39
Alarm system
– Avoiding unintentional alarms 40
– Ending an alarm 39
– Interior motion sensor 40
– Tilt alarm sensor 40
All around the headliner 17
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 261
All-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 98
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 128
AM/FM station 174
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions 163
Antifreeze, coolant 267
Antifreeze, washer fluid 68
Antilock Brake System, ABS 96
Anti-slip control, refer to Dy‐ namic Stability Control
DSC 96
Anti-theft protection 30
Appointments 232 Approved axle loads, refer to
Weights 292
Approved engine oils 266
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 292
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 134
Arrival time, refer to Com‐ puter 74
Ashtray 130
Ashtray, front 130
Ashtray, rear 130
Assist 237
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 281
Assistance
with driving off, re‐
fer to Drive-off assistant 100
Assistance with starting en‐ gine, refer to Jump-start‐
ing 281
Audio CD with rear DVD sys‐ tem 206
Audio device, external 134
Audio playback 181
Audio playback, Blue‐ tooth 196
Automatic, air distribu‐ tion 120, 125
Automatic air distribution 125
Automatic, air flow rate 120
Automatic car wash 285
Automatic climate con‐ trol 119
Automatic climate control, au‐ tomatic air distribu‐
tion 120, 125
Automatic climate control, in rear 124
Automatic climate control in rear, activating on Control
Display 124
Automatic climate control in rear, air supply 125
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Everything from A to Z

Protective function, refer to
Pinch protection
– Windows 41
Push-and-turn switch, refer to
Controls 18
R
Radiator fluid, refer to Cool‐ ant 267
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key 28
Radio ready state 61
Radio ready state, switched off 61
Radio ready state, switched on 61
Radio setting, refer to Radio ready state 61
Rain sensor 67
Random 182
Random playback 182
Range 73
RDS 175
Reading lamps 85
Reading out loud 234
Rear entertainment, refer to DVD system in rear 200
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps 271, 274
Rear seat backrest, folda‐ ble 133
Rear seats, adjusting 47
Rear
seats, adjusting the head
restraints 52
Rear seats, heating 48
Rear socket 131
Rear ventilation 123
Rear ventilation, 3rd row seats 123
Rear ventilation, automatic cli‐ mate control in rear 124
Rearview mirror, refer to Mir‐ rors 53
Rear window defroster 121
Rear window, washing 68
Rear window wiper 68
Recirculated air mode 122 Recommended tire
brands 260
Redialing 222
Refueling 246
Remaining distance to desti‐ nation,

refer to Computer 74
Remaining range for service, refer to Service require‐
ments 75
Remaining range, refer to Range 73
Reminders 233
Remote control
– Battery replacement 39
– Comfort Access 37
– Malfunction 31, 38
– Tailgate 31
Remote control, garage door
opener 127
Remote

control, rear DVD sys‐
tem 201
Remote control, removing from the ignition lock 61
Remote control, service data 268
Remote control, universal 127
Remote inquiry 222
Replacement fuse 279
Replacement remote con‐ trol 28
Replacing wheels/tires 260
Reporting safety defects 8
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 73
Reservoir for washer fluid, re‐ fer to Washer fluid reser‐
voir 68
Resetting, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 91
Residual heat 122
Restraining systems
– Refer to Safety belts 50
Restraint systems for chil‐
dren 56
Retaining straps, securing cargo 146
Retreaded tires 261
Road, avoiding 161
Road detour 161 Roadside Assistance 238
Roadside parking lamps
83
Roller sunblinds 41
Roof load capacity 292
Roof-mounted luggage rack 147
Rope, refer to Towing 283
Route 162
Route criteria, route 161
Route, displaying 162
Route

section, bypassing 162
RPM, refer to Engine data 290
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 261
Rubber components, care 286
Run-flat tires 261
Run-flat tires, tire inflation pressure 252
Running lights, refer to Parking lamps/low beams 81
S
Safe braking 143
Safety 6
Safety belts 50
Safety belts
– Damage 50
Safety belts, care 287
Safety
belts, indicator/warning
lamp 50
Safety belts, reminder 50
Safety switch for rear win‐ dows 41
Safety systems
– Safety belts 50
Safety systems, airbags 86
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat tires 261
Satellite radio 176
Saving fuel 148
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 164
Screen, folding open/closed, rear DVD system 200
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Storage, tires 261
Storing
the seat position, refer
to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory 53
Storing the vehicle 287
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 154
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 252
Summer tires, tread 259
Sunblinds, roller sunblinds 41
Surround View 112
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12
Switching off, engine 62
Switching off, vehicle 62
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 126
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 72
Tailgate
– Comfort Access 38
– Remote control 31
Tailgate, adjusting the open‐
ing height 34, 36
Tailgate, automatic opera‐ tion 36
Tail lamps 271, 274
Tank gauge, refer to Fuel gauge 73
Tasks 232
Technical changes, refer to Safety 6
Technical data 290
Telephone 216
Telephone, adjusting the vol‐ ume 220
Telephone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 134
TeleService 237
Temperature, adjusting in up‐ per body region 121
Temperature, coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 72 Temperature display
– External temperature
71
– External temperature warn‐ ing 71
Temperature display, setting
the units 80
Temperature, engine oil 72
Temperature, setting with au‐ tomatic climate con‐
trol 121, 125
Temperature warning 71
Text messages 230
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 39
Thigh support adjustment 45
Third

brake lamp, refer to Cen‐
ter brake lamp 273, 275
Seats, 3rd row seats 47
Tilting the passenger side mir‐ ror 54
Time, setting 79
Tire age 258
Tire identification marks 258
Tire inflation pressure 252
Tire inflation pressure, check‐ ing 252
Tire pressure monitor, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 88
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Tire Quality Grading 258
Tires
– Inflation pressure 252
Tires, breaking in 142
Tires, changing 260
Tires, condition 259
Tires, damage 260
Tire size 258
Tires, minimum tread 259
Tires, retreaded tires 261
Tires, run-flat tires 261
Tires, storage 261
Tire tread 259
Toll roads, route 161
Tone 172
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 270
Tools,

refer to Onboard vehicle
tool kit 270 Top View 114
Torque, refer to Engine
data 290
Tow bar 283
Tow fitting 283
Towing 282
Town/city, navigation 153
Tow rope 283
Tow-starting 282, 284
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 90
Traction control 97
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 165
Transmission, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 69
Transmission positions, auto‐ matic transmission with
Steptronic 69
Transporting children safely 56
Treble, tone 172
Trip computer, refer to Dis‐ plays on the Control Dis‐
play 74
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 71
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 66
Trip odometer 71
Trips, planning 159
Trunk lid, refer to Tailgate 36
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐ sions 291
Turning lamps, refer to Adap‐ tive light control 82
Turn signal, indicator lamp 14
Turn signals 66
Turn signals, triple turn signal activation 66
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 258
Unintentional alarms, avoid‐ ing 40
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Units, average fuel consump‐
tion 80
Units, temperature 80
Universal garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal
remote control 127
Universal remote control 127
Unlocking
– From the outside 30
– Setting the unlocking char‐ acteristics 30
– Tailgate 38
– Without remote control, refer to Comfort Access 37
Unlocking, from the inside 33
Unlocking, hood 264
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Update, software 199
Upholstery care 286
Upper tailgate 33
Upper tailgate, automatic op‐ eration 34
Upper tailgate, closing 34
Upper
tailgate, emergency op‐
eration, refer to Opening
manually 34
Upper tailgate, opening from the inside 34
Upper tailgate, opening from the outside 34
Upper tailgate, opening man‐ ually 34
USB audio interface 193
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electrical
devices 131
Vehicle
– Identification number 216
– Identification number, refer to Engine compartment 263
Vehicle battery, changing 278
Vehicle, breaking in 142
Vehicle care 286
Vehicle care, refer to Care 285 Vehicle jack
276
Vehicle paint 286
Vehicle storage 287
Vehicle, switching off 62
Vehicle wash 285
Ventilation 123
Ventilation,

3rd row seats 123
Ventilation, automatic climate control in rear 125
Ventilation, draft-free 123
Ventilation, in rear 123
Ventilation, refer to Parked-car ventilation 125
Vents of automatic climate control 119
Version of the navigation data 152
Video playback 183
Video playback, iPhone 195
Video playback, snap-in adapter 195
Voice activation
– Navigation 158
Voice activation, mobile
phone 224
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 295
Voice activation system 24
Volume, setting 172
W
Warning and indicator lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 76
Warning signal volumes 173
Warning triangle 281
Washer/wiper system 67
Washer/wiper system, rain sensor 67
Washer/wiper system, washer fluid 68
Washer/wiper system, wind‐ shield washer nozzles 68
Washer fluid 68
Washer fluid reservoir 68
Washing, vehicle 285 Waste tray, refer to Ash‐
tray 130
Water
on roads, refer to Driving
through water 143
Weights 292
Welcome lamps 81
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen‐ sions 291
Wheel change 275
Wheels and tires 252
Wheels, changing 260
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 88
Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Width, refer to Dimen‐ sions 291
Window, convenient opera‐ tion 30
Windows
– Safety switch 41
Windows, defrosting and de‐
fogging, automatic climate
control 121
Windows,

pinch protection 41
Windshield, cleaning 67
Windshield, defrosting, refer to Defrosting windows 121
Windshield wash 67
Windshield washer fluid 68
Windshield wash, rear win‐ dow 68
Windshield wash, reservoir for washer fluid 68
Windshield wash, washer fluid 68
Windshield wash, washer noz‐ zles 68
Windshield wiper blades, changing 270
Windshield wiper, refer to Washer/wiper system 67
Winter diesel 249
Winter storage, care 287
Winter tires, setting the speed limit 78
Winter tires, suitable tires 261
Winter tires, tread 259
Wiper blades, changing 270
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Everything from A to Z